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Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.

Join the global day of action on Saturday, October 19. Find an event near you! http://www.globalfrackdown.org/events/

Facts about Fracking and why you should take action:
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* Fracking uses a toxic chemical cocktail known as fracking fluid.

Companies using fracking fluid have resisted disclosing the contents of fracking fluid, claiming the information is proprietary. However, samples from well sites indicate that the fluid contains: formaldehyde, acetic acids, citric acids, and boric acids, among hundreds of other contaminants.

It has recently come to light that, despite the illegality of the action, companies have been caught using diesel fuel in the fracking fluid.

* Fracking removes millions of gallons of precious freshwater from the water cycle.

Each well uses between two and five million gallons of locally-sourced freshwater which will be permanently contaminated by ground contaminants and toxic chemicals contained in the fracking fluid.

About half of this water returns to the surface, where it is stored in steel containers until it can be injected deep underground in oil and gas waste wells.

No one is entirely sure what happens to the other half of the water used in the process. Our best guess is that the water remains underground, though there are indications that at least some of this toxic cocktail makes its way back into the water supply.

* Fracking causes a range of environmental problems.

At least eight other states have reported surface, ground, and drinking water contamination due to fracking.

In Pennsylvania, over 1,400 environmental violations have been attributed to deep gas wells utilizing fracking practices.

Pollution from truck traffic, chemical contamination around storage tanks, and habitat fragmentation and damage from drilling to environmentally sensitive areas have are all related to fracking.

Right now, there are compelling reasons to believe that fracking not only contaminates water and presents a real danger to human health but also produces earthquakes.

Make sure to watch the DVD's Gasland I and Gasland II to understand more about the danger of fracking. http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the world’s leading direct-action conservation non-profit, today has filed two petitions on the White House “We The People” page of the website which seek the U.S. Government’s support in upholding conservation law regarding protecting at-risk whales in the Antarctic’s Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary and with ensuring safe haven for the organization’s respected founder, Captain Paul Watson.

The first petition is titled, “Take strong action to stop the Japanese from killing whales in the Southern Ocean Antarctic Whale Sanctuary” and can be found at: http://wh.gov/Vnbu.

The second petition is titled, “Provide Safe Haven to Captain Paul Watson, Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society” and can be found at: http://wh.gov/VnRf.

Full Info on these Petitions can be found here:
http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2013/01/29/sea-shepherd-needs-your-help-to-save-whales-and-help-captain-watson-1481

yes, this is very important to me, dear SHOE world. i am not one to send around youtube videos, but the message in this video is something i feel very strongly about and have been trying to share for a while now.

we are ALL being manipulated all the time. we are being kept under control - it is time to wake up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SipVykiE6mY

if this message will change the way of thinking of just one person out there... i am more than happy :)

Last night, television's only lesbian drama ended after 70 episodes and six seasons. The two-hour block given to The L Word was split up into a one-hour tribute episode and a one-hour series finale. The first hour hailed the series as groundbreaking and as a show worthy of the history books.

The drama starring Jennifer Beals, Laurel Holloman, Katherine Moennig, Mia Kirshner, Leisha Hailey and Pam Grier was the first television show to explore the lives and loves of lesbians in West Hollywood as well as the first series with a deaf-lesbian character and a regularly occurring transsexual character. The L Word fans across the nation tuned-in in the hopes of seeing a wedding, a funeral, a baby, or at least a murder case solved.

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And what did we see in the series finale? Nothing. Essentially, the episode was set up like any other episode. Dylan and Helena broke up again over trust issues. Alice and Shane chat on the phone and spend a day drinking their sorrows away together. Bette and Tina host a party. These all sound like normal L Word happenings. The problem is that there was a season-long mystery about who killed Jenny Schecter. Evidently, creator Ilene Chaiken never had any intentions of revealing how Jenny died. Earlier this year, when asked about the solving the mystery, she said, "I don't actually feel compelled to answer it. The show is about character and relationships, and I used this story to deeply explore those relationships. It's a risk not to solve a mystery, admittedly."

A risk? Yes, Chaiken risked having the wrath of The L Word fans come crashing down all around her and it certainly is. Carolinagrrrl from AfterEllen.com said, “The finale was horrible and a slap in the face to the fans. Nothing of substance actually happened, and what ACTUALLY happened was left unresolved/didn't make sense.” As a long time fan of the show myself, I'm still infuriated at the nerve.

The cliffhanger ending has been done before (when thinking of good ones, think of The Sopranos or Veronica Mars), but on a show where the fans have gotten to know the characters and care for them so intimately, it is insulting. For the whole tribute episode, when asked about the general believability of the characters and plotlines throughout the years, the producers kept saying “This is Hollywood” or “It's television, what did you expect?” Yet when Ilene was asked to explain the unfinished plotlines in the series finale, she explained, “I was not interested in wrapping up the show neatly and tidily. I wanted to end with a sense that life goes on.” Well, Ilene, you seem to be giving mixed signals. The L Word is not real life my friend, it's television. There's no context as to what these characters' lives might go on to be. Instead, their lives have come to an abrupt and heartbreaking end.

Many have speculated this is all a marketing ploy to convince investors to make an L Word movie. If so, many fans are outraged and want to see these characters again, someone will want to make it happen, right? Well, not if ninety percent of your fanbase thinks you've ruined the entire thing. I imagine that many hard-core fans would venture to the film. But, I would definitely not convince any of my friends to go with me because I wouldn't want to put them through the inevitably atrocious plotlines that will come out of an Ilene Chaiken movie and I'm guessing many fans would agree with me.

I'd be even less inclined to tune in to Chaiken's new pitch The Farm. Although I'm generally obsessed with Leisha Hailey and her character Alice, seeing Alice in prison sounds depressing. Chaiken has depressed me enough over these past six years. Chaiken claims, “it would be a great way to bring our audience over and tell them that we're not abandoning them, which was really important to us.” Well, I think she's already abandoned us after the series finale.

Ilene Chaiken refused to address the wishes of any of her fans. For instance: Did we see any growth in Shane's character? Did (as some wished) Molly and Shane get back together after Shane found the letter? Did Tasha and Alice have a happy reunion? Did Helena regain any of her previous power suit cougar ways? Did we get to see Bette and Tina marry? Did we see any of the character's dreams come true? Did we get any closure at all? After we watched our beloved characters lie, cheat and steal year after year, one glimmer of hope, one glimmer of happiness would have been nice. Instead, Ilene Chaiken gave the lesbian community murder, ambiguity and despair. I'm sure they'll be sending their thank you cards any moment.
Taken from Buddy TV.

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have you seen it? what's your opinion??? would love to hear from you :-)